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"Don't hold me back, that's all."
"Are you an idiot? Don't end it. What was the strategy meeting for?!"
I grab Seesikin by the collar and pull him back as he tries to move to action too quickly.
"Did you forget you just lost to Shirou one-on-one!? Just listen to me for once!!"
"Huh? What can you even do?"
He's looking down on me, and he means it.
I get it, I get it? The truth is, I'm weaker than you, okay?
"You're certainly strong. But even if you just add me and you together, we can't beat Shirou's team over there."
"Trash."
A vein pops on my forehead, but I manage to hold it back.
"This is a team battle. It's not about who's simply stronger. It's about which team is stronger together. A team isn't just the sum of its parts. The key to winning is how much you can cooperate and multiply your strength."
I grab Seesikin's collar and pull him closer.
"We're going to win, Seesikin."
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"Oh! Are you guys done with the strategy meeting too, Rai and Al?"
Shirou and the others, who had finished preparing earlier, asked us with an easygoing attitude.
"Yeah, all good. Sorry to keep you waiting."
He reluctantly agreed to follow my plan.
Though he looked incredibly displeased.
"Hey, Seesikin. Please, just follow my plan for the first part, okay?"
"If I think it's useless, I'll do it my way."
With that, Seesikin stepped in front of me.
The teams glared at each other, and Shirou lowered his center of gravity and took a step forward.
As if on cue, Seesikin raised his sword, and the match started!!
As expected, Seesikin's opponent was Shirou.
The other one charged towards me.
But my job isn't to fight him.
I cast a muscle enhancement spell that can be cast instantly on both me and Seesikin.
At that moment, I also crossed blades.
However, because I had enhanced Seesikin's strength, he broke the stalemate with Shirou.
Shirou probably didn't expect to lose in a contest of strength, and his eyes widened in surprise for a moment, creating an opening.
At the same time, I knocked away the sword of the person who charged at me.
The opponent seemed to have underestimated my strength, and he was caught off guard.
Unfortunately, I couldn't make him drop it, but it greatly disrupted his posture.
In response, Seesikin slashed at the opponent who had turned his back on Shirou and was coming towards me.
At the same time, I buffed myself and Seesikin with a speed enhancement and slashed at Shirou.
"Surprised, huh!? I thought for sure I could leave you to Al!!"
While dodging Shirou's attacks, who kept slashing at me, I lightly struck back.
The speed buff only lasts for a few tens of seconds.
But with the increased speed, Shirou's originally slow attacks can't catch me.
"Flitting around... But you can't win just by running away!"
I blocked a swing of his sword, and the force slightly threw me off balance.
I managed to evade Shirou's follow-up attack, not missing the opening.
That was close, I would have taken that head-on without the buff.
"Come on!! Rai, hurry up and attack too!!"
I didn't have the余裕 to respond to Shirou's words, who was probably overflowing with adrenaline.
I'm busy keeping track of the duration right now!!
The speed buff only lasts a few more seconds.
But then Seesikin, who had switched opponents earlier, finished off his opponent and came back.
He tried to strike Shirou with an attack that was several levels faster than usual, and Shirou instinctively tried to block it as usual.
Then, the first power-up spell, which had long since worn off, was now cast on Seesikin alone.
The effectiveness of the spell depends on the amount of magic power. Even the first time, when it was split between me and Seesikin, Seesikin, who was inferior in power, greatly deflected Shirou's sword, right?
So what if I allocated the portion that was going to me to Seesikin?
Giinnn!!
The sword flew out of Shirou's hand and landed behind Seesikin.
In other words, it was in a position where Shirou couldn't immediately retrieve it.
"My win!!"
Seesikin said smugly as he pointed the tip of his sword in front of Shirou's eyes.
Game set.
I was just playing the role of stalling for time and boosting stats.
I left the defeating part to Seesikin.
The right person for the right job, you know?
"Wow, I was sure I could win!! I didn't think I couldn't even defeat Rai, who's weaker than me!!"
After the match, Shirou, who seemed excited, put his arm around my shoulder and ruffled my hair.
"Ouch. Hey, that hurts!"
"Sorry, sorry! But hey, both Al and Rai were moving better than usual! What did you do?"
"Well. I thought I would definitely lose if Shirou and I fought head-on, right? So, I had Seesikin face Shirou first. And it's definitely faster for Seesikin and Shirou to clash than for Shirou's partner to come to me. So, I cast the muscle enhancement spell that could be cast in those few seconds on me and Seesikin."
Then, we each created an opening for each other.
Because if I fought properly, I would lose one hundred percent.
And if it was Seesikin and Shirou, their abilities were evenly matched, and even with some buffs, it would be a messy fight.
The longer it dragged on, the greater the chance that I, with the buff gone, would lose and Seesikin would also lose in a two-on-one situation.
So, I wanted to quickly create a situation where we were two against one Shirou.
At the timing of creating the opening, I stalled Shirou and had Seesikin, who had increased speed, quickly defeat the other person.
The speed buff only lasts for a few tens of seconds at most.
If Seesikin didn't come back before this effect wore off, I would be defeated by Shirou and lose.
I had no choice but to trust Seesikin's ability in this regard.
My purpose was to withstand Shirou's attacks and prevent him from going to Seesikin while my speed was increased.
And at the timing when Seesikin defeated the other person and came back, we switched opponents with Shirou.
Seesikin and Shirou's abilities are evenly matched, so once Seesikin comes back, I'll be completely free, so I can increase my strength with stronger magic power than the first time and break that equilibrium.
"In order to win in a team battle, it's not about how much you add to your strength, but how much you multiply it."
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